Helmut Kohl was a powerful politician in Germany. He convinced the German people to enter the euro and his 1998 speech in Bundestag generated a vote of 632 out of 672 deputies who voted for the introduction of the euro, with only 35 in opposition. He said the euro was simply the greatest thing that would ever exist in Europe, that it would be economically stable, dynamic, and would promote a growth-oriented environment that he said would be the “event of the century”. Here in the article you will find the beautiful prophecies of Helmut Kohl of the euro: Helmut Kohl speech on the euro 1998 in the Bundestag – Kopp Online.